diff --git a/drivers/net/can/grcan.c b/drivers/net/can/grcan.c
index d0c5a7a60dafb9416109261bcfea9782223faef2..1189057b5d680cdb42b9de9ccf732831c0d651fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/grcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/grcan.c
@@ -1102,8 +1102,10 @@ static int grcan_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	priv->closing = true;
 	if (priv->need_txbug_workaround) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 		del_timer_sync(&priv->hang_timer);
 		del_timer_sync(&priv->rr_timer);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 	}
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 	grcan_stop_hardware(dev);